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Executive Council, at which
both the Major-General and Mr Deane would or present.
3.
At the meeting of
the Council which took place hour afterwards, Mr. Deane
an
was one
urged the
a ø
show
of those who specially
expediency of a
my remarking
of troops; and on
that in England and in
most other countries the sight
of troops
was
apt to exasperate
an excited crowd, and that
for this reason it was not
usual
>
)
usual to employ them until there was immediate probability : The Police being overpowered,
of
Or
was answered by Mr. Deane among others that no such _ effect would be prodused here, and that a parade of two three companies would in all - probability have the effect of
putting an end to all further
violence. From this
opinion
there was not a word of dissent, and the event would appear
to have indicated its correctness.
4.